User talk:DG Barlow

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Speedy deletion nomination of The Barlow House Museum


A tag has been placed on The Barlow House Museum, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:44, 17 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Your contested deletion note on Talk:The Barlow House Museum was deleted before I could reply, so I'll reproduce your comment and my reply here:
 * You wrote:
 * This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... (your reason here) --DG Barlow (talk) 17:48, 17 July 2017 (UTC)


 * This is a non-profit community outreach organization with a history dating back to the inception of the town itself. Charity work and local history, that's all we do.
 * My reply:
 * Non-profit organizations can and do advertise. Promotional advertisement is not limited to profit-making organizations. As this article stands, its entire purpose is to promote the museum and entice readers to come visit. (I suspect the text has been copied from some other source as well, as it reads very much like the text the museum would write for its own website, but I can't find any matching web pages.) WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:00, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

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Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 19:26, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:The Barlow House Museum has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:The Barlow House Museum. Thanks! SwisterTwister  talk  23:35, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

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